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Table 1 List of medical interventions requiring a physician onsite

From: Challenges of helicopter mountain rescue missions by human external cargo: need for physicians onsite and comprehensive training

High-dose pain medication (fentanyl ≥0.2 mg, ketamine ≥50 mg)

Vasoactive drugs (adrenaline, noradrenaline, ephedrine, phenylephrine)

Any other intravenous medication

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Rapid sequence induction (RSI) of anesthesia and advanced airway management

Reduction of dislocated joints/fractures (with signs of neurological/vascular impairment)

Insertion of a chest drain